The Cuisinart Grind & Brew 12-Cup Automatic Coffee Maker sports a modern design with a brushed metal console and black accents. I found that it looked elegant, and it fits in well with my other kitchen appliances. It’s also rather compact, measuring only 7.48 by 11.2 by 15.16 inches.
Still, it was somewhat heavy and unwieldy, and the top was tough to remove, which could present a safety issue if still hot. Finally, this kettle’s boiling speed wasn’t great—5 minutes 40 seconds for a liter of water. Like the buttons on the Cuisinart CPK-17, each preset button on the Breville IQ is marked with both the temperature and the beverage it’s used for .
The Flexbrew, however, boasts a third way to brew using a reusable filter cup on the single serve side. If you’re going to brew Cuisinart Coffee one cup at a time, using this little gadget is your best bet. You can use your favorite coffee beans and grind them fresh.
The maker is worth it since making a cup of coffee is super quick and easy. The quality of coffee produced is good even when made with below-average beans. The Cuisinart Grind & Brew 12-Cup Automatic Coffee Maker offers a number of extra features, but they do little to improve the overall quality of the drip coffee.
Some models we tested had a warming feature that could hold set temperatures, so we checked their accuracy after letting them sit on hold for a period of time. We tested automatic shut-off features and took note of any excessive or annoying beeps while using Hamilton Beach each kettle. We tasted the water from each model after boiling to see whether it had any off flavors caused by plastic components. Finally, we made pour-over coffee with each of the gooseneck kettles to see how slowly and precisely they distributed water.
We used an AI tool to analyze thousands of customer reviews, eliminating any kettles with higher-than-average premature failure rates. We’ve also tested some of our picks for years, and many long-term testers report on the dependability and convenience of their Cuisinart PerfecTemp kettles. We tested eight new kettles, and the Cuisinart CPK-17 PerfecTemp still came out on top.